# Accident 20010131039449A: Beech B19, Louisa, VA, January 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2001, 19:30 local time
- Place: Louisa, VA
- Airport: Louisa County/Freeman Field Ap
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0097° N, 77.9700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0097&lon=-77.9700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9746L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9746L-2004-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B19 (registry code 1151215, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B19
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 90 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010131039449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM W66 TO OFP VFR. PILOT NOTES LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND DIVERTS TO LKU. AIRMAN FLARES HIGH. AIRCRAFT HITS HARD, BOUNCES, AND COMES DOWN ON NOSE GEAR. NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF, RIGHT WING WRINKLED TOP AND BOTTOM, AND LEFT WING WRINKLED ON BOTTOM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC01LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA074), Feb 1, 2001: Beech B-19 (N9746L), Louisa, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a hard landing. Factor's in this accident were the loss of electrical power due to an alternator failure and the night light conditions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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